Supply ship damaged in colllision with FPSO

The FPSO "P 35" of Petrobras was involved in a collision with the "Larus" on a Campos basin field off Brazil on Feb 18, 2017. The accident happened while the floating production, storage and offloading unit was being supplied with water. A lifeboat on the supply vessel was damaged. There were no injuries and production as unaffected. A support vessel was subsequently stationed beside the floater, while an investigation into the cause of the incident has been opened. Divers were ordered to carry out an inspection of the underwater part of the FPSO's hull.